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Farming

Big growth for fruit

avocado 3:30pm Fresh fruit exports could triple in the next 10 years if Kiwis can fully harness the industry's potential.

Shear ability

shearing comb For a region dominated by dairy farming, Taranaki has produced a high number of top shearers.

Major biosecurity breach

PKE Foreign animal part is found in palm kernel animal feed on a Bay of Plenty farm.

Turning dirt into liquid gold

Chris Kelly Landcorp head Chris Kelly has overseen massive growth in the government farming company, but now he is leaving.

Wine industry prospects brighten

Vineyard North Canterbury Rising prices for grapes and viticultural land are helping winemakers recover from recent blows.

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Yashili sold in $2b deal

Yashili Infant formula producer Yashili, which sources milk from NZ, is being taken over by China Mengniu Dairy.

Fonterra outlines case

The three-day hearing into Fonterra's $200 million plant expansion plans has started.

Dairy auction prices improve

Farm worker awarded $40k

Runholder rails against TB testing

hereford bull High country farmer doesn't want to test for TB because inconclusive results have led to animals being needlessly slaughtered.

Farming's new normal

Volatility and uncertainly is a problem for sheep and beef farmers, Beef+Lamb boss Mike Petersen says.

Closing the gap with chilled meat

100 years of shorthorn cows

Major biosecurity breach

Foreign animal part is found in palm kernel animal feed on a Bay of Plenty farm.

'Massive gains' by sheep farmers

sheep New Zealand's sheep farmers should take a bow for outstanding improvement in productivity in the last 25 years.

Winter shearing has payoffs

Sheep might want their wool on their backs for the cold winter months, but farmers say they shear in winter to get heavier lambs and better wool.

Lessons from export glitch

Artery severed in shearing accident

Shear ability

For a region dominated by dairy farming, Taranaki has produced a high number of top shearers.

Wine industry prospects brighten

Vineyard North Canterbury Rising prices for grapes and viticultural land are helping winemakers recover from recent blows.

Feijoas year-round option

Picking feijoas is a family affair at the weekend for the Stones.

Harvest buoys wine industry

Bumper crop of feijoas

Big growth for fruit

Fresh fruit exports could triple in the next 10 years if Kiwis can fully harness the industry's potential.

Focus on Maori agribusiness

manuka The Maori economy is arguably the sleeping giant of our rural economy, and it's in all our interests that we wake it up.

Farms selling for 20% more

The pace of farm sales has quickened in recent months, with farms selling at prices 20 per cent more than a year ago.

Opportunities must be chased

China boon for farmers

Turning dirt into liquid gold

Landcorp head Chris Kelly has overseen massive growth in the government farming company, but now he is leaving.

Why so keen to predict the future?

drought farmer The news is all good for the rural economy, according to economists' crystal balls. But we all know how that can change.

Sales patter and succession

It's that time of year when farmers flock to Mystery Creek, looking for the innovations and bargains.

A career choice with variety

Farming and technology

Farming not for the unskilled

I find it disappointing that Work and Income New Zealand persists in using the agriculture and horticulture sectors as a dumping ground for unskilled labour.